The Old Woman Resisting Enemies with a Stone
A long time ago，there was an enemy force on the Dali border.They lived by burning，killing and looting.People hated them so much that they almost bit their teeth to pieces.
The enemies had long wanted to drool over Dali city，but they dared not to attack it easily because of Dali's strategic and inaccessible position.One day，they gathered thousands of soldiers and horses and rushed to Dali like a swarm of bees.When the enemies arrived at Qiliqiao in the south of the city，it was getting dark.The leaders and the minions were exhausted and fell one by one on the grave land to rest.They wanted to wait until dark to attack the city.
At this moment，an older woman was strolling down the hillside，carrying something on her back.The enemies wanted to arrest someone to ask about the situation of Dali city.So at the sight of the old woman，the chief leader greeted her and said，“Hello！Old Mama，do you know where Dali city is？”The old woman did not seem to hear it.When the old woman and the chief leader were only two or three steps away，the leader asked her again，“Do you know where Dali city is？”The old woman pointed with her wooden stick at Dali city，which was flashing several lights in the distance，and said，“There it is.”“How many miles is it from here？”The old woman answered，“I don't know how many miles it is.But we have a saying here：‘A city in sight can be miles away to reach.’”
The chief leader wanted to ask more questions，but the older woman said unhappily，“Big brother，don't ask me questions until I put the stone down.”
At this moment，the chief leader found that the older woman was carrying a big stone.By saying that，the older woman put down the stone.The stone fell to the ground with a sound of bang，shaking the ground a few times and stunning the leader.The older woman asked，“Where are you from？What are you going to do in the town？”
The chief leader was shocked and asked，“How can you carry such a big stone？”
The old woman said，“Ah！It's a piece of cake.I am too old to carry big ones.My son can carry a much bigger one than this！”
Hearing it，the chief leader was trembling with fear.He asked，“Do all the people in Dali have such great skills？”
The old woman answered，“If we haven't such great strength，how could we fight against the enemies in the Tang dynasty？”
Many soldiers heard the older woman's words clearly.They looked at each other，with disappointment and fear.
The old woman said，“It's getting late.I'll come back to carry my stone tomorrow.”After saying that，she walked away with holding a wooden stick.
After discussion，the enemies decided to settle down nearby the Qili River.It was a good place for putting up tents and doing some cooking.In the middle of the night，the exhausted soldiers were sleeping soundly.Suddenly，the wind and rain were blowing and torrents of water rushed down the mountain.The soldiers were startled from their dreams and could not tell the differences between the southeast and the northwest.They did not have time to pack up their belongings and were swept away by the flood.
The big stone carried by the older woman was left behind in Qiliqiao，in the south of Dali city.People thought that the older woman was the Mother Guanyin.Later，people built a stone pavilion on the large stone to offer sacrifices for Guanyin Bodhisattva.Now“the Big Stone Temple”is also known as“Guanyin Temple”in Dali.